On
the wall, arms held open by a sapling, was a stunning and obviously very old
Indian leather dress. The beadwork
was intricate and beautifully made. To my amazement, Kat told us that she
had made the dress herself as part of Mountain Man rendezvous – a deeply
immersive re-enactment of the old fur trading days. She and her boyfriend gather with hundreds of other enactors
to re-live the lifestyle of old times, wearing Native American dress, carry
tools and weapons from the hunting and fur trading era, and live with other
Rendezvous enthusiasts in the mountains. As “Blue Swallow Woman,” Kat wears the
leather dress for the Rendezvous.
Kat had samples of her stunning bags, hanging on an old ladder. I tried several on for size and then selected the Navaho blanket that Kat would use to fashion my one of a kind bag.
We asked Kat for a recommendation for a good, neighborhood place for lunch, and she immediately replied, "Tune-Up Cafe", a former gas station turned restaurant. She suggested we try the Cubana sandwich. We found the cafe and were delighted with the food and service. The Cubana sandwich lived up to Kat's rave review. Eric had a buffalo burger and proclaimed it one of the top 10 burgers he has ever had. Guy Fieri featured the "Tune-Up Cafe" on his Food Network program, "Diners, Drive-ins and Dives", which can be seen on the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_Nu3P_EyF8
Nancy and Eric,
ReplyDeleteFantastic... Oooo I am so glad you liked the Tune Up Cafe....Thanks so much and what a delight to meet the both of you !!!! NOW back to working on your Ooo So Santa Fe, "Naikita" bag.. :)
Kat Schilke
AKA Blue Swallow Woman Designs.
Awesome!
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